Siope 22
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Elifasi mei Timani, ʻo ne pehē,
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2‘ʻE faʻa ʻaonga ʻae tangata ki he ʻOtua,’ ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻaonga ʻaia ʻoku poto kiate ia pe?
2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
3He ʻoku ʻaonga ki he Māfimafi ʻa hoʻo māʻoniʻoni? Pe ʻaonga ki ai ʻa hoʻo fakahaohaoa ho ngaahi ʻaluʻanga?
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
4He te ne tautea koe ko ʻene manavahē kiate koe? Te ne fai koā mo koe ʻae fakamaau?
4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
5ʻIkai ʻoku lahi ʻaupito hoʻo angahala? Pea taʻengata mo hoʻo ngaahi hia?
5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
6He kuo ke maʻu taʻetotonu ʻae totongi mei ho kāinga, pea kuo ke faʻao mei he telefua honau kofu.
6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
7Naʻe ʻikai te ke fakainua ʻae vaivai ʻaki ʻae vai, pea kuo ke taʻofi ʻae mā mei he fiekaia.
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
8Ka naʻe ʻoe tangata mālohi ʻae fonua; pea nofo ai ʻae tangata ongoongolelei.
8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
9Kuo ke fekau atu taʻehameʻa ʻae kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, pea kuo fesiʻi ʻae nima ʻoe kau tamai mate.
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10Ko ia kuo kāpui ai koe ʻe he ngaahi tauhele, pea ke puputuʻu ʻi he manavahē kuo fakafokifā;
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
11Pea ko e fakapoʻuli ke ʻoua naʻa ke mamata, pea ʻufiʻufi koe ʻe he ngaahi vai lahi.
11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
12“ʻIkai ʻoku ʻi he langi ʻi ʻolunga ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ke vakai ki hono māʻolunga faufau ʻoe ngaahi fetuʻu lahi!
12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13Ka ke pehē ʻe koe, ‘ʻOku ʻilo fēfē ʻe he ʻOtua? Pea ʻe faʻa fakamaau ʻe ia ʻi he loto ʻao fakapoʻuli?
13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
14Ko e ʻufiʻufi kiate ia ʻae ngaahi ʻao matolu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te ne mamata ai; pea ʻoku hāʻele pe ia ʻi he hāʻeleʻanga ʻi he langi.’
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’
15He kuo ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe koe ʻae hala motuʻa, naʻe fou ai ʻae kakai angahala?
15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
16ʻAkinautolu naʻe tuʻusi hifo ʻi he teʻeki hoko honau kuonga, ʻakinautolu naʻe lōmaki honau tuʻunga ʻaki ʻae vai:
16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
17ʻAkinautolu naʻe pehē ki he ʻOtua, ‘ʻAlu ʻiate kimautolu:’ pea, ‘Ko e hā ʻe faʻa fai ʻe he Māfimafi maʻanautolu?’
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
18Ka naʻa ne fakapito ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei honau ngaahi fale: ka ʻoku mamaʻo ʻiate au ʻae fakakaukau ʻoe angahala.
18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
19ʻOku mamata ki ai ʻae māʻoniʻoni, pea fiefia: pea ʻoku kata manuki kiate kinautolu ʻe he taʻeangahala.
19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
20‘Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai tuʻusi ʻetau koloa, ka ko honau toe ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe he afi.’
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
21“Fai ke ke ʻiloʻi ia, pea ke melino: pea ko ia ʻe hoko ai ʻae lelei kiate koe.
21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
22ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke maʻu ʻae fono mei hono ngutu, pea ke faʻo ki ho loto ʻa ʻene ngaahi folofola.
22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
23Kapau te ke tafoki ki he Māfimafi, ʻe langa hake koe, pea te ke tukuange ke mamaʻo ʻae hia mei ho ngaahi fale.
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
24Pea te ke toki fokotuʻu ʻae koloa ʻo hangē ko e efu, mo e koula ʻo Ofeli ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi maka teka ʻoe tafeʻanga vai.
24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
25ʻIo, ʻe hoko ʻae Māfimafi ko ho fakaū, pea te ke maʻu ʻo lahi ʻae siliva.
25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
26He te ke toki fiefia ʻi he Māfimafi, pea hanga hake ho mata ki he ʻOtua.
26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
27Te ke fai haʻo lotu kiate ia, pea te ne ongoʻi koe, pea te ke fai hoʻo ngaahi fuakava.
27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
28Te ke tuʻutuʻuni foki ha meʻa, pea ʻe fakamoʻoni ia kiate koe: pea ʻe ulo ʻae maama ki ho ngaahi hala.
28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
29ʻOka ai ha tōkilalo, te ke toki pehē, ‘ʻOku ai ʻae hakeakiʻi;’ pea ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe ia ʻae angavaivai.
29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
30ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻae fonua motu ʻoe taʻeangahala: pea ʻoku hao ia ʻi he māʻoniʻoni ʻo ho nima.”
30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”
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